5 Tips For Handling Employee Cybersmears

Law360, San Diego (March 15, 2013, 10:44 PM EDT) -- When a disgruntled ex-employee turns to the Internet to wage a war of words against a former employer, the company's reflex may be to hit back with a lawsuit. But attorneys well versed in responding to cybersmears warn that before it pulls the trigger, the company should take a step back and ask itself: What kind of an employer do I want to be?

More companies are starting to grapple with the thorny problem of cybersmearing, where former workers use the Internet to spread false or...